Keraia
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הָיָה

ha.yahto beHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb3,561 occurrences39 books3,132 verses

Definition

a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Traditional renderings: beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders הָיָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3,561 total
  1. Psalm 37:18תִּהְיֶֽה׃ · will last forever
    The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
  2. Psalm 37:25הָיִ֗יתִי · I once was
    I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
  3. Psalm 38:14וָאֱהִ֗י · I am
    I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.
  4. Psalm 42:3הָֽיְתָה־ · have been
    My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
  5. Psalm 45:16יִהְי֣וּ
    Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
  6. Psalm 50:21הֱֽיוֹת־ · I was; אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה
    You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
  7. Psalm 53:5הָ֪יָה֫ · [where] there was
    There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
  8. Psalm 55:18הָי֥וּ · oppose
    He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
  9. Psalm 59:16הָיִ֣יתָ · You are
    But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
  10. Psalm 61:3הָיִ֣יתָ · You have been
    For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
  11. Psalm 63:1בִּ֝הְיוֹת֗וֹ · when he was
    A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
  12. Psalm 63:7הָיִ֣יתָ · You are
    For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
  13. Psalm 63:10יִהְיֽוּ׃ · they will become
    They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
  14. Psalm 64:7הָ֝י֗וּ · they will be
    But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
  15. Psalm 69:8הָיִ֣יתִי · I have become
    I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
  16. Psalm 69:10וַתְּהִ֖י · but it brought me
    I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
  17. Psalm 69:11וָאֱהִ֖י · and I was
    I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.
  18. Psalm 69:22יְהִֽי־ · May their table
    May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
  19. Psalm 69:25תְּהִי־ · May; יְהִ֥י
    May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
  20. Psalm 71:3הֱיֵ֤ה · Be
    Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
  21. Psalm 71:7הָיִ֣יתִי · I have become
    I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
  22. Psalm 72:16יְהִ֤י · May there be
    May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, the people of its cities like the grass of the field.
  23. Psalm 72:17יְהִ֤י · endure
    May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
  24. Psalm 73:14וָאֱהִ֣י · For I am
    For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
  25. Psalm 73:19הָי֣וּ · they are
    How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
  26. Psalm 73:22הָיִ֥יתִי · I was
    I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
  27. Psalm 76:2וַיְהִ֣י · is
    His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.
  28. Psalm 78:8יִהְי֨וּ׀ · be
    Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
  29. Psalm 79:4הָיִ֣ינוּ · We have become
    We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
  30. Psalm 80:17תְּֽהִי־ · be
    Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
  31. Psalm 81:9יִהְיֶ֣ה
    There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
  32. Psalm 81:15וִיהִ֖י · would last forever
    Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
  33. Psalm 83:8הָ֤י֥וּ · lending
    Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
  34. Psalm 83:10הָ֥יוּ · and became
    …who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
  35. Psalm 88:4הָ֝יִ֗יתִי · I am
    I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
  36. Psalm 89:36יִהְיֶ֑ה · shall endure
    …his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
  37. Psalm 89:41הָיָ֥ה · he has become
    All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
  38. Psalm 90:1הָיִ֥יתָ · have been
    A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
  39. Psalm 90:5יִהְי֑וּ · they are
    You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—
  40. Psalm 90:17וִיהִ֤י׀ · rest
    May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!
  41. Psalm 92:14יִהְיֽוּ׃ · they will remain
    In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
  42. Psalm 94:22וַיְהִ֬י · has been
    But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
  43. Psalm 99:8הָיִ֣יתָ · You were
    O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
  44. Psalm 102:6הָ֝יִ֗יתִי · I am
    I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
  45. Psalm 102:7וָאֶֽהְיֶ֑ה · I am
    I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
  46. Psalm 104:20וִ֣יהִי · and it becomes
    You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
  47. Psalm 104:31יְהִ֤י · endure
    May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
  48. Psalm 105:12בִּֽ֭הְיוֹתָם · When they were
    When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,